New Features

Enhanced IDE Integration

• New WebSocket IDE Transport: Added support for WebSocket-based IDE connections, enabling more robust communication with IDEs like JetBrains
• Improved IDE Connection Management: Better handling of IDE connections with automatic reconnection and timeout management
• IDE Extension Installation: Enhanced automatic installation of IDE extensions with version checking and compatibility validation

Configuration & Management

• Cleanup Period Configuration: New cleanupPeriodDays setting in managed settings to control how long logs and project data are retained (default: 30 days)

  {
    "cleanupPeriodDays": 30
  }

• Automatic Log Cleanup: Claude Code now automatically cleans up old log files and project data based on the configured cleanup period
• Enhanced Environment Control: New CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC environment variable to disable telemetry, auto-updates, and error reporting

API Key Management

• API Key Helper TTL: New CLAUDE_CODE_API_KEY_HELPER_TTL_MS environment variable to control API key caching duration
• Better Authentication Handling: Improved handling of 401 authentication errors with automatic cache clearing